Isha Talwar

Isha Talwar is a film and television actress. After working as a model and appearing in various commercials, she made her film debut with the 2012 Malayalam film "Thattathin Marayathu." Born to Vinod Talwar, who works as a director and executive producer for Boney Kapoor in Bollywood, Isha was brought up in Mumbai and graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, in 2008. She joined choreographer Terence Lewis's dance school in 2004, where she learned ballet, jazz, hip-hop, and salsa, eventually becoming a tutor at the studio. Talwar credits Lewis as a significant influence on her life. Talwar worked as a model, appearing in 40 commercials for brands like Pizza Hut, Vivel Fairness Cream, Dulux Paints, and Dharti Fairness Cream, and featured in a music video with Hrithik Roshan for the Just Dance competition. She spent two years preparing for her film debut, taking a four-month voice training class, learning Malayalam, and picking up the guitar for her role in "Thattathin Marayathu." The film, where she played Aisha, a Muslim girl in love with a Hindu boy, became a blockbuster and was listed by Rediff in their "Top five Malayalam films of 2012." Critics noted her beauty but mentioned she had little to do in the film. Talwar later expressed that the role gave her significant recognition and she was pleased with her "girl next door" image from the film. Her second film, "I Love Me" by B. Unnikrishnan, featured her as the female lead alongside Asif Ali and Unni Mukundan. She described her character, Samantha, as having "shades of Grey." In 2013, she debuted in Telugu cinema with "Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde," which received a positive response. She then worked on her first Tamil film, "Thillu Mullu 2," a remake of the 1981 Tamil comedy film. Isha Talwar also appeared in the Amazon Prime web series "Mirzapur."